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Lone Raider #9

This is an interesting question.. Connect the personalities in A, to the movie which got its thread from a famous work by B & C. (A) (B) (C) Quoting Abin Pt Pirates of Silicon Valley It is a 1999 film based on the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger(PIC B) and Michael Swaine(PIC C). It is a made-for-television docudrama written and directed by Martyn Burke which documents the rise of the home computer (personal computer) through the rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft(Steve Jobs and Bill Gates in pic A). The film stars Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates and Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs. Wow...answered by Jenny John, Abin pt, Albert, Anish Krishnan, Vaishak gopal, Aby Punnoose, Matews, Sunil and Aju jo

Lone Raider # 8

Which business magnate would you link with the three persons shown above....simple. Richard Branson First photo is Santosh Geoge Kulangara and second photo shows virgin racing team (Timo Glock and Jerome dAmbrosio) owned by Richard Branson. Santosh Geoge Kulangara is going to space in Spaceship 2 owned by Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic Jenny John, Abin pt, Vaishak gopal and aby punnoose cracked it..

Lone Raider#7

This is one of the Technological development developed by two giant companies in their respective fields....What is this...Need specific answer The Nike Air Zoom Moire running shoe is shown with an Apple iPod and, inside the shoe, the Nike + iPod Sport Kit. The ensemble recorded data on time, distance, calories burned, etc., transmitted from the shoe to the iPod. Easwaran, Albert, Aju jo, Jenny john, Abin pt, Sunil, Vaishak got it right

Lone Raider #6

This Indian conglomerate having its root in Denmark was fouded in Mumbai in 1938. The company started off as a representative of danish manufacturers of dairy equipment. However with the start of the second world war in 1939 and the resulting restriction on imports,partners started a small workshop to undertake jobs and Danish products.This crisis forced the partners to start manufacturing dairy equipments. These products proved to be a success, and X came to be recognised as a reliable manufacturer with high standards. The war time need to repair and refit ships offered X an opportunity, and led to the formation of a new company,Hilda Ltd. Presently they are household names in someother field.Name them (X). X = Larsen & Toubro This was really an esay question. Cracked by Albet, Jenny John Mattam, Aju jo, Abin pt, Vaishak gopal, vivek, Easwaran, Sunil and Mathews

Lone Raider# 5

The ship was laid down in 1978 at Nikolayev South  in Ukraine, launched in 1982, and commissioned in 1987. Originally named Baku, X was a modified Kiev class aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy. What is its significance to we Indians. Post ur answers as comments using ur google ID. The answer we were looking  was Admiral Gorshkov. The first person to crack it was sajithpadmas ,followed by Sunil,Aju , Ajit, easwaran,albert n hafeez . all take 1 each  .

Lone Raider#4

Post ur answers as comments below using ur Gmail id. Ur answers will be published after moderation. Identify the painting and the painter. Adoration of magi by by Albrecht Dürer, 1504; in the Uffizi, Florence Only Abin pt, anoop ak, sunil gave the complete answer.. sorry others......

Lone Raider#3

Name this breed which has its origin in Germany. POODLE Answered by aju , albert, abin pt and sajith

Lone Raider#2

X is a world famous company whose name is derived from the name of Greek goddess of victory. It was formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports. Find X.  Nike . Good work guys..Sajith Padmas, Anish H, Albert, Anoop A K, Abin P T, Aju Jo, Easwaran and Jeswin got it right.

Lone Raider#1

X is a natural structure situated in US state, Arizona. River Colorado flows through this 446km long structure. This is one of the wodld famous tourist spot in US. Find X.                                                                                                         (X) X= Grand Canyon yo...aju jo got it right...since u r the only one to comment your chance to bag 1k increased..

Lone Raider

Qsenate launching the most awaited online daily quiz competition - Lone Raider . Its simple and interesting as it is not only aiming at professional quizzers but also for everyone who uses internet and loves quizzing.Any Gitzian can participate in it.  RULES: 1. There will be new questions daily. Each question is valid for two days i.e. you have the chance to answer each question for the next two days. 2. Give your answer in the comments section below each question with your google account.   3. One person can give only one answer for each question. If more than one answer is commented then the first one will be considered. 4. For each right answer points will be awarded and daily scores will be updated in the blog. 5. The top scorers at the end of the semester will be awarded with cash prize of minimum Rs.1000 6. We prefer that you may follow our blog for ease of use( or facebook page of Qsenate).

Q2day by Akhil R Nair

In which function is he speaking? Laures sports Awards Varun and Anish got it right